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Many of the posts I publish on this blog are warnings about scams and hoaxes that happen to be making the rounds at the time.
Well, this post is sort of the opposite of those “Scam Alert” posts.
I’ve had several people message me to ask whether the “Time to Shift” notices from Microsoft are real or if they’re a hoax.
If you haven’t seen one of these notices yet, you surely will before long. The wording can vary slightly, but they typically read something like this: [Read more…]
Regular readers of this blog know that I often recommend replacing your computer’s hard drive with a super-fast solid state drive (SSD).
As I explain in this post, SSDs have several advantages over spinning hard drives.
But unfortunately they’ve always had one major disadvantage as well: SSDs have always cost a lot more than hard drives with the same storage capacity.
Well, thankfully that’s rapidly changing.
I’ve written several posts explaining the dangers of using a password manager to store the passwords to all of your online accounts.
Well, new information has recently surfaced that proves just how dangerous password managers really are.
The researchers at Independent Security Evaluators have just published the results of an in-depth study that tested how effective several of the most popular password managers are at protecting your passwords from hackers.
Well, the results are troubling to say the least. [Read more…]
Microsoft encourages Windows users to only download Windows apps from the official Microsoft Store because there’s no way to ensure the safety of apps that are available from third-party download sites.
Well, it appears that Microsoft needs to pick up their game a bit if they want to maintain the Microsoft Store’s reputation as a source for safe app downloads.
Security firm Symantec has just discovered that at least eight apps available from the Microsoft Store start engaging in crypto jacking operations immediately after they are downloaded and installed on a user’s Windows machine.
Are you a Straight Talk cellular customer who uses their $35 monthly service plan?
If so, I have some great news for you…
Straight Talk has just increased your monthly allotment of high-speed (4G) data from 2GB per month to 3GB.
That’s a whopping 50% increase at no extra charge.
What’s more, the new 3GB threshold also applies to any service plans that your account already has on reserve!